‘‘Anomadassissa munino, lokajeṭṭhassa tādino;

Sudhāya lepanaṃ katvā, caṅkamaṃ kārayiṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Nānāvaṇṇehi pupphehi, caṅkamaṃ santhariṃ ahaṃ;

Ākāse vitānaṃ katvā, bhojayiṃ buddhamuttamaṃ.

‘‘Añjaliṃ paggahetvāna, abhivādetvāna subbataṃ;

Dīghasālaṃ bhagavato, niyyādesimahaṃ tadā.

‘‘Mama saṅkappamaññāya, satthā loke anuttaro;

Paṭiggahesi bhagavā, anukampāya cakkhumā.

Bhikkhusaṅghe nisīditvā, imā gāthā abhāsatha.

‘‘Yo so haṭṭhena cittena, dīghasālaṃ adāsi me;

Tamahaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇātha mama bhāsato.

Sahassayuttassaratho, upaṭṭhissati tāvade.

‘‘Tena yānenayaṃ poso, devalokaṃ gamissati;

Anumodissare devā, sampatte kulasambhave.

‘‘Mahārahaṃ byamhaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, ratanamattikalepanaṃ;

Kūṭāgāravarūpetaṃ, byamhaṃ ajjhāvasissati.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassāni, devaloke ramissati;

Pañcavīsati kappāni, devarājā bhavissati.

‘‘Sattasattatikkhattuñca, cakkavattī bhavissati;

Yasodharasanāmā te, sabbepi ekanāmakā.

‘‘Dve sampattī anubhotvā, vaḍḍhetvā puññasañcayaṃ;

Aṭṭhavīsatikappamhi, cakkavattī bhavissati.

‘‘Tatrāpi byamhaṃ pavaraṃ, vissakammena māpitaṃ;

Dasasaddāvivittaṃ taṃ, puramajjhāvasissati.

‘‘Aparimeyye ito kappe, bhūmipālo mahiddhiko;

Okkāko nāma nāmena, rājā raṭṭhe bhavissati.

‘‘Soḷasitthisahassānaṃ, sabbāsaṃ pavarā ca sā;

Abhijātā khattiyānī, nava putte janessati.

‘‘Nava putte janetvāna, khattiyānī marissati;

Taruṇī ca piyā kaññā, mahesittaṃ karissati.

‘‘Okkākaṃ tosayitvāna, varaṃ kaññā labhissati;

Varaṃ laddhāna sā kaññā, putte pabbājayissati.

Jātibhedabhayā sabbe, bhaginīhi vasissare.

‘‘Ekā ca kaññā byādhīhi, bhavissati parikkhatā;

Mā no jāti pabhijjīti, nikhaṇissanti khattiyā.

‘‘Khattiyo nīharitvāna, tāya saddhiṃ vasissati;

Bhavissati tadā bhedo, okkākakulasambhavo.

‘‘Tesaṃ pajā bhavissanti, koḷiyā nāma jātiyā;

Tattha mānusakaṃ bhogaṃ, anubhossatinappakaṃ.

‘‘Tamhā kāyā cavitvāna, devalokaṃ gamissati;

Tatrāpi pavaraṃ byamhaṃ, labhissati manoramaṃ.

Āgantvāna manussattaṃ, soṇo nāma bhavissati.

‘‘Āraddhavīriyo pahitatto, padahaṃ satthu sāsane;

Sabbāsave pariññāya, nibbāyissatināsavo.

‘‘Anantadassī bhagavā, gotamo sakyapuṅgavo;

Visesaññū mahāvīro, aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapessati.

‘‘Vuṭṭhamhi deve caturaṅgulamhi, tiṇe anileritaaṅgaṇamhi;

Ṭhatvāna yogassa payuttatādino, tatottariṃ pāramatā na vijjati.

‘‘Uttame damathe danto, cittaṃ me supaṇīhitaṃ;

Bhāro me ohito sabbo, nibbutomhi anāsavo.

‘‘Aṅgīraso mahānāgo, abhijātova kesarī;

Bhikkhusaṅghe nisīditvā, etadagge ṭhapesi maṃ.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā udānavasena aññābyākaraṇavasena ca –

‘‘Yāhu raṭṭhe samukkaṭṭho, rañño aṅgassa paddhagū;

Svājja dhammesu ukkaṭṭho, soṇo dukkhassa pāragū.

‘‘Pañca chinde pañca jahe, pañca cuttari bhāvaye;

Pañcasaṅgātigo bhikkhu, oghatiṇṇoti vuccati.

‘‘Unnaḷassa pamattassa, bāhirāsassa bhikkhuno;

Sīlaṃ samādhi paññā ca, pāripūriṃ na gacchati.

‘‘Yañhi kiccaṃ apaviddhaṃ, akiccaṃ pana karīyati;

Unnaḷānaṃ pamattānaṃ, tesaṃ vaḍḍhanti āsavā.

‘‘Yesañca susamāraddhā, niccaṃ kāyagatā sati;

Akiccaṃ te na sevanti, kicce sātaccakārino;

Satānaṃ sampajānānaṃ, atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā.

Attanā codayattānaṃ, nibbānamabhihāraye.

Vīṇopamaṃ karitvā me, dhammaṃ deseti cakkhumā;

Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vihāsiṃ sāsane rato.

‘‘Samathaṃ paṭipādesiṃ, uttamatthassa pattiyā;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

‘‘Nekkhamme adhimuttassa, pavivekañca cetaso;

Abyābajjhādhimuttassa, upādānakkhayassa ca.

‘‘Taṇhakkhayādhimuttassa, asammohañca cetaso;

Disvā āyatanuppādaṃ, sammā cittaṃ vimuccati.

‘‘Tassa sammā vimuttassa, santacittassa bhikkhuno;

Katassa paticayo natthi, karaṇīyaṃ na vijjati.

Evaṃ rūpā rasā saddā, gandhā phassā ca kevalā.

‘‘Iṭṭhā dhammā aniṭṭhā ca, nappavedhenti tādino;

Ṭhitaṃ cittaṃ visaññuttaṃ, vayañcassānupassatī’’ti. – imā gāthā abhāsi;

Tattha yāhu raṭṭhe samukkaṭṭhoti yo ahu ahosi aṅgaraṭṭhe asītiyā gāmikasahassehi bhogasampattiyā issariyasampattiyā ca sammā ativiya ukkaṭṭho seṭṭho. Rañño aṅgassa paddhagūti catūhi saṅgahavatthūhi parisāya rañjanaṭṭhena rañño aṅgādhipatino bimbisārassa parivārabhūto gahapativiseso tassa raṭṭhe kuṭumbiko ahūti yojetabbaṃ. Svājja dhammesu ukkaṭṭhoti so soṇo ajjetarahi lokuttaradhammesu ukkaṭṭho jāto, gihikālepi kehici ukkaṭṭhoyeva hutvā idāni pabbajitakālepi ukkaṭṭhoyeva hotīti attānameva paraṃ viya dasseti. Dukkhassa pāragūti sakalassa vaṭṭadukkhassa pāraṃ pariyantaṃ gato, etena dhammesu ukkaṭṭhoti avisesena vuttaṃ ukkaṭṭhabhāvaṃ viseseti arahattādhigamadīpanato.

Tattha kāraṇamāha ‘‘yañhi kicca’’ntiādinā. Bhikkhuno hi pabbajitakālato paṭṭhāya aparimāṇasīlakkhandhagopanaṃ araññavāso dhutaṅgapariharaṇaṃ bhāvanārāmatāti evamādi kiccaṃ nāma. Yehi pana idaṃ yathāvuttaṃ attano kiccaṃ, taṃ apaviddhaṃ akaraṇena chaḍḍitaṃ. Akiccanti pattamaṇḍanaṃ cīvarakāyabandhanaaṃsabaddhachattupāhanatālavaṇṭadhammakaraṇamaṇḍananti evamādi parikkhāramaṇḍanaṃ paccayabāhuliyanti evamādi bhikkhuno akiccaṃ nāma, taṃ kayirati, tesaṃ mānanaḷaṃ ukkhipitvā caraṇena unnaḷānaṃ sativossaggena pamattānaṃ cattāropi āsavā vaḍḍhanti.

Yesaṃ pana paññādiguṇo vaḍḍhati, te dassetuṃ ‘‘yesa’’ntiādi vuttaṃ. Tattha susamāraddhāti suṭṭhu paggahitā. Kāyagatā satīti, kāyānupassanābhāvanā. Akiccaṃ teti te etaṃ pattamaṇḍanādiakiccaṃ. Na sevantīti na karonti. Kicceti, pabbajitakālato paṭṭhāya kattabbe aparimāṇasīlakkhandhagopanādike. Sātaccakārinoti satatakārino tesaṃ satiyā avippavāsena satānaṃ sātthakasampajaññaṃ, sappāyasampajaññaṃ, gocarasampajaññaṃ, asammohasampajaññanti catūhi sampajaññehi sampajānānaṃ, cattāropi āsavā atthaṃ gacchanti parikkhayaṃ abhāvaṃ gacchantīti attho.

Idāni mayāpi evameva paṭipannanti, attano paṭipattiṃ dassetuṃ ‘‘accāraddhamhī’’tiādi vuttaṃ. Accāraddhamhi vīriyamhīti vipassanaṃ bhāventena mayā samādhinā vīriyaṃ samarasaṃ akatvā ativiya vīriye paggahite. Accāraddhavīriyatā cassa heṭṭhā vuttāyeva. Vīṇopamaṃ karitvā meti āyasmato soṇassa ‘‘ye kho keci bhagavato sāvakā āraddhavīriyā viharanti. Ahaṃ tesaṃ aññataro, atha ca pana me nānupādāya āsavehi cittaṃ vimuccati, tasmāhaṃ vibbhamissāmī’’ti citte uppanne satthā iddhiyā tassa sammukhe attānaṃ dassetvā ‘‘kasmā tvaṃ, soṇa, ‘vibbhamissāmī’ti cittaṃ uppādesi, kusalo tvaṃ pubbe agāriyabhūto vīṇāya tantissare’’ti pucchitvā tena ‘‘evaṃ, bhante’’ti vutte ‘‘taṃ kiṃ maññasi, soṇa? Yadā te vīṇāya tantiyo accāyatā honti, api nu te vīṇā tasmiṃ samaye saravatī vā hoti kammaññā vāti? No hetaṃ, bhante! Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, soṇa, yadā te vīṇāya tantiyo atisithilā honti, api nu te vīṇā tasmiṃ samaye saravatī vā hoti kammaññā vāti? No hetaṃ, bhante. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, soṇa, yadā pana te vīṇāya tantiyo neva accāyatā honti, nātisithilā same guṇe patiṭṭhitā, api nu te vīṇā tasmiṃ samaye saravatī vā hoti kammaññā vāti? Evaṃ, bhante. Evameva kho, soṇa, accāraddhavīriyaṃ uddhaccāya saṃvattati, atilīnavīriyaṃ kosajjāya saṃvattati, tasmātiha tvaṃ, soṇa, vīriyasamataṃ adhiṭṭhaha, indriyānañca samataṃ paṭivijjhā’’ti evaṃ vīṇaṃ upamaṃ katvā pavattitena vīṇopamovādena mayhaṃ dhammaṃ desesi. Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvāti tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ vīṇopamovādaṃ sutvā antarā uppannaṃ vibbhamitukāmataṃ pahāya satthu sāsane rato abhirato vihariṃ.

Taṇhakkhayādhimuttassāti taṇhā khīyati etthāti taṇhakkhayo, nibbānaṃ, tasmiṃ adhimuttassa upādiṃ bhayato, anupādiñca khemato dassanena nirodhe ninnapoṇapabbhārassa. Asammohañca cetasoti asammohasampajaññavasena cittassa asammohapavattiṃ sammohasamucchindanena vā cittassa asammohabhūtaṃ ariyamaggaṃ adhimuttassa. Disvā āyatanuppādanti cakkhādīnaṃ āyatanānaṃ yathāsakapaccayehi khaṇe khaṇe uppādaṃ, tappaṭipakkhato nirodhañca vipassanāpaññāsahitāya maggapaññāya disvā dassanahetu sammā cittaṃ vimuccatīti sammā hetunā ñāyena maggapaṭipāṭiyā sabbāsavato cittaṃ vimuccati.

Soṇakoḷivisattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Terasanipātavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.